Mark Lopez

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

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Executive director of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, a nonprofit organization that represents 700 residents living in communities connecting the Port of LA and East LA railyards

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The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

Bridges and Walls: LA River, part 2

The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

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Ten years ago, the Port of Los Angeles signed a court-ordered agreement to reduce air pollution  at a massive new terminal.

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Ten years ago, the Port of Los Angeles signed a court-ordered agreement to reduce air pollution  at a massive new terminal.

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